Tyler's Love of Baseball

My oldest son LOVES baseball and is very good at the game. Today, Tyler is on his way to Cooperstown N.Y. this has been his dream, to actually go to Cooperstown and The Baseball Hall Of Fame.

Here is a poem that Tyler wrote last year in 7th Grade.

BASEBALL POEM

Baseball is in my blood
It's always been my favorite hobby
If I didn't have baseball
My life would be boring and dull

Baseball is everything to me
It's like a ripe orange on a tree
Baseball is in my heart
I need it to live

Baseball is my air
I crave it and I need it
Crack is the sound when I hit the ball
Without baseball I don't know where I would be at all


-Written by my son Tyler

The death of a lizard

Let me back up.

Last weekend Tyler and Brandon were in a baseball tournament. When one of my sons plays in a baseball tournament that always means that we spend the weekend or longer at a baseball park. My other boys always have a great time because they run around with all of the siblings, get filthy, eat way too much junk food and always come home exhausted.

Last weekend was especially fun because they spent the weekend catching lizards. They caught 4 of them. I know the humane thing would be is to let the little reptiles go back into the wild but I really think that all little boys should at least catch a few lizards in their life time. As soon as we headed home we made a stop at the pet store for an aquarium,bark, and live crickets. We have spent this last week watching the little guys eat sleep and poop (yes, they do poop). My son Jordan has been the Chief Lizard Keeper. Jordan has made sure they have been well taken care of.

This morning was like any other morning. We checked the Lizards, fed the lizards and sprayed the lizards (they like moisture). All of a sudden I looked and one was way too still, even for a lizard. After flicking the plastic side of the aquarium it was determined that he had passed away.

We are still deciding weather or not to let the rest of them go back into the wild and we will keep you posted.

Fatty The Lizard: 2008-2008

I Did It!!

Today is my first post on my first blog. I am so proud of myself for finally taking a flying leap into the blogging world. I am a huge fan of many blogs. Reading other blogs either provides me with a ton of useful information or it helps me feel like I am not the only mother out there about to lose her mind!!

I am married to a great man and we have 4 beautiful sons. I know that living with 5 boys (hubby included) that I will have plenty of stuff to write about. I love to write eventhough I may not be the best at it. I think blogging will give me an outlet for my thoughts and also a way to meet other mommy bloggers out there.

~Jill